Seminole Treaty of 1866, Article 2: "all persons of whatever race or color" (Washington, March 21, 1866)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1866 · Places: Florida, Oklahoma & the Five Tribes, Africa
SUMMARYSeminole Treaty of 1866, Article 2: "all persons of whatever race or color" (Washington, March 21, 1866) [Connections: Five Tribes, Florida & maroons, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDArticle 2 opens "The Seminole Nation covenant that henceforth in said nation slavery shall not exist, nor involuntary servitude," says the nation's laws "shall be equally binding upon all persons of whatever race or color" who are adopted as citizens, and gives persons of African descent among the Seminoles and their descendants the rights of native citizens (text checked on the OSU Tribal Treaties Database and the Statutes at Large scan). OHS describes the March 1866 Seminole treaty as "granting full citizenship to their Freedmen."
PATTERNthe Seminole treaty, written by US negotiators, names the people already "among" the nation, not newcomers
LENS (WW9)the treaty itself says they were in the nation before the paper said "freedman."
OPENread the full Article 2 wording from the scan for an exact long quote
SOURCETreaty with the Seminole, 1866 (OSU Tribal Treaties Database)); 14 Stat. 755 (GovInfo PDF). Primary: Treaty with the Seminole, March 21, 1866, 14 Stat. 755.